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All posts tagged "foster children"
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2.0KNewsAs fentanyl use rises among teens, Arizona requires naloxone in foster homes
In 2021, 44 Arizona children died from fentanyl overdoses.
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2.0KFrom the Bureaus‘You’re not alone’: How a California school district created a community for children in foster care
“The program is looking to close the achievement gaps for kids in foster care,” said Jenna Mendez, Corona-Norco Unified School District's foster...
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1.3KNewsThese foster kids need mental health care. New Mexico is putting them in homeless shelters.
This story was originally published by ProPublica. Hours after Jaidryon Platero attempted suicide, an employee of New Mexico’s child welfare agency visited...
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3.4KGuest Opinion EssayWe Child Welfare Professionals Must Expand Our Objectives to Education
What is our job as child welfare professionals? What should our priorities be? How should we measure success? The answers to these...
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9.2KGuest Opinion EssayCaseworkers, Stand Up Against Racism in Child Welfare Or Be Part of Problem
What really changed my life was coming to understand the deep problem of structural and institutional racism that exists within child protective...
